Secret City Souls in session
Emo grit meets festival glitz! Headbang to a thunderous live set, at a football stadium. Plus how Oasis's Wonderwall was recorded at 2am, in a stable on the Herefordshire border.
WARNING: This show may contain your next obsession! Andrew Marston introduces the best new music from our area, including:
• Step inside Rockfield Studios on the Herefordshire border, where Oasis’s Wonderwall was recorded at 2am and history was made in a converted stable!
• From grassroots to greatness - the Alsager Music Festival brought 5,000 people together to celebrate all things local music!
• Discover why supporting your local music scene and staying consistently visible matters just as much as releasing great tracks, as key figures from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Introducing and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 1Xtra share practical insights in this week's Musicians' Masterclass.
• It’s been a quarter of a century since Shropshire topped the charts - Shrewsbury dance producer Lange reflects on his top 10 hit Drifting Away and shares his advice on how local artists could follow suit.
• From Hereford to the world stage: The Pretenders, with drummer Martin Chambers, reflect on their iconic Live Aid performance in Philadelphia — one of history’s biggest concerts, watched by over a billion people, 40 years ago this week.
• In your music news: A Kidderminster musician producer - who we've supported since the very start - is celebrating after topping the Official Charts.
• What do Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Annie Mac all have in common? They’ve championed the work of Shropshire-based DJ and producer Sonny Wharton - a homegrown artist whose career now spans festivals, airwaves and dancefloors worldwide.
• Emo grit meets festival glitz - Secret City Souls launch our summer of live music from Stoke City’s brand new Boothen Quarter stage.
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Aliesha Jade
Broken Record
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BB Cooper
Mistakes
- Cloudkid.
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Honey B McKenna
Alien
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Callum & The Pookies
Break Me Loose
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Chasing The Fall
30,000 Feet
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Priceless
Bright Lights
- Robotical Grooves.
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Secret City Souls
This Song Has Nothing To Do With Shawn Mendes (Live from The Bet365 Stadium, Stoke)
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Secret City Souls
Live, Laugh, McLovin' (Live from The Bet365 Stadium, Stoke)
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Deeptalksmusic
Hold Me
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CIARS
Golden Leaves
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Mara Liddle
Sweet Talk
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Aspin
In Time We Grow
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13 Rivers
Reminisce
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Written by Kidderminster's Emily Nash
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MK
Dior (feat. Chrystal)
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
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Secret City Souls
(Live from The Bet365 Stadium, Stoke)
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Secret City Souls
Lightbulbs (Live from The Bet365 Stadium, Stoke)
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Sonny Wharton
Raindance
- Skint Records.
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Jackson
Two Steps Behind
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Thu 17 Jul 2025 20:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Shropshire & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Stoke- Sat 19 Jul 2025 20:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Shropshire, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Hereford & Worcester & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Stoke
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